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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

Understanding Structural Health Disparities: Public Health Lessons from Black College Students During COVID-19.

Latifat O Cabirou, Abimbola Fapohunda, Kelechi Ibe-Lamberts, Rasheed Adeyemo

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Latifat O CabirouDepartment of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling, Auburn University, 2084 Haley Center Auburn, AL, 36849, USA. Loc0005@auburn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6244-7049
Abimbola FapohundaDepartment of Behavioral & Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
Kelechi Ibe-LambertsCommunity Health Sciences Division, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, 1603 W. Taylor St., Chicago, 60612, IL, USA.
Rasheed AdeyemoDepartment of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling, Auburn University, 2084 Haley Center Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.

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introductionResearch from the past three years has highlighted the detrimental physical, mental, and social health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for Black Americans and college students. Given the mental health crisis among the Black residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we sought to heighten the visibility of the experiences of Black students by investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsWe conducted two focus groups with Black American college students (N = 14) and used thematic analysis to identify and interpret the participants’ reported experiences of the local community.

resultsThe data revealed the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on several dimensions of health. It additionally revealed contextual factors (education status, community of origin, cultural identity, and quarantine environment) that contributed to the health impacts of COVID-19. DISCUSSION: The results underscore implications for health and social service provision and highlights the importance of adopting a culturally informed approach to prevention and intervention efforts.

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African AmericansAfrican immigrantsCollege studentsCOVID-19Good health and well-beingMental HealthReduced inequalities

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